Flattered and Insulted

Flattered

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Insulted is an antonym for flattered.

Insulted

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Flattered is an antonym for insulted in offended topic.

Nearby Words: insult, insulting, insultingly

Both words in one sentence

  • Insult Backfire A verbal equivalent of Attack Backfire, this is for when Alice comments on a trait of Bob's in a way that's intended to sound negative — but instead of being insulted, Bob feels flattered.
  • The first variation is not to be confused with Insult Backfire, since that is about the insulted party getting flattered, not motivated.
  • Equally naturally, she's more flattered than insulted.
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